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lesson

les·son

UK/ˈlɛs.ən/ US/ˈlɛs.n̩/ common

noun

1.

a unit of instruction

  • “he took driving lessons”
2.

punishment intended as a warning to others

  • “they decided to make an example of him”
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3.

the significance of a story or event

  • “the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor”
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4.

a task assigned for individual study

  • “he did the lesson for today”

Origin

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“to read; to gather”). Doublet of lection.

Phrases

  • double lesson
  • epistle lesson
  • learn one's lesson
  • lesson horse
  • lesson plan
  • lessons learned
  • life lesson
  • life's lesson

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